Fasting Words
Basic words for talking about fasting: the day's rhythm, how you feel, breaking the fast and sharing a meal.
Many people in Sweden fast for part of the year, for faith or for health. These words help you talk about it, from dawn and sunset to hunger, energy at work and the meal that ends the day.
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att fasta
to fast
Tip: To not eat (and often not drink) for a period.
- 2
en fasta
a fast, a fasting period
Tip: The noun for the period of not eating.
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en troende
a believer
Tip: Someone with a religious faith; works like a noun.
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en tro
faith
Tip: Also used in 'I believe' = I think.
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en månad
a month
Tip: Some fasts last a whole one.
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en gryning
dawn
Tip: The first light of the morning.
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en soluppgång
sunrise
Tip: Literally 'sun-up-going'.
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en solnedgång
sunset
Tip: Literally 'sun-down-going'.
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hungrig
hungry
Tip: Plural and definite: add -a.
- 10
törstig
thirsty
Tip: Plural and definite: add -a.
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trött
tired
Tip: Already ends in a double consonant, so the neuter form looks the same.
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energi
energy
Tip: An en-word, usually without an article.
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en huvudvärk
a headache
Tip: Literally 'head-ache'.
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viljestyrka
willpower
Tip: An en-word; literally 'will-strength'.
- 15
tålamod
patience
Tip: An ett-word, usually without an article.
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att avstå från
to abstain from
Tip: A bit formal; used for food, drink, voting and more.
- 17
vatten
water
Tip: An ett-word, usually without an article.
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en lätt måltid
a light meal
Tip: Easy on the stomach after a day without food.
- 19
soppa
soup
Tip: An en-word; usually without an article.
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en måltid
a meal
Tip: Literally 'meal-time'.
- 21
frukost
breakfast
Tip: An en-word; no article when you 'eat breakfast'.
- 22
middag
dinner
Tip: An en-word; no article when you 'eat dinner'.
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att bryta fastan
to break the fast
Tip: The same image as in English: you 'break' the day's abstinence.
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att bjuda
to invite
Tip: Also means 'to treat' someone to something.
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en inbjudan
an invitation
Tip: Same form in the singular and the plural.
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en gäst
a guest
Tip: Plural ends in -er.
- 27
att dela
to share
Tip: Share food, a flat, a bill.
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en kollega
a colleague
Tip: Plural ends in -or.
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en lunchrast
a lunch break
Tip: Literally 'lunch-rest'.
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ett schema
a schedule
Tip: Pronounced with a soft 'sh' sound.
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en rutin
a routine
Tip: Stress on the last syllable.
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respekt
respect
Tip: An en-word, usually without an article.